We are looking for a highly motivated Head of Buildings & Industry to lead our high-impact work towards a decarbonised, sustainable and circular built environment and industry.
The European Parliament's IMCO Committee has chosen not to slash the environmental impacts of construction products under the Construction Products Regulation (CPR). The report was approved with a large majority of MEPs, a decision that will have negative impacts on the environment for decades to come – if adopted in plenary. MEPs have agreed to grant special treatment to construction products, unlike textiles, electronics, or plastics, which are all on the path to becoming sustainable by default.
Read and watch the interactive discussion and key takeaways from the latest ECOS online event, "Seeing the forest through the trees: How sustainable timber buildings can help fight the climate crisis".
This year is set to be one of the hottest on record with global average temperatures forecast to reach about 1.2°C above pre-industrial levels. The time to make bold decisions for humanity and the planet is now. What are the key areas to watch in 2023? Read on!
As part of the fit-for-55 package, the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) is being revised to boost renovations and improve the sustainability of homes, offices, and all other types of buildings.
Wood is one of the longest-standing building materials in human history. Although the use of steel, concrete, or iron has brought significant advances to construction, wood is now enjoying newfound popularity.
ECOS and 15 other leading industry players, NGOs, think tanks and investors are calling Members of the European Parliament to adopt ambitious Minimum Energy Performance Standards in the EPBD recast.
We welcome the European Commission’s proposal to revise the Construction Products Regulation (CPR), in particular the effort to align with the environmentally sound principles put forward by the Eco-design Regulation for Sustainable Products (ESPR).
ECOS calls on policymakers from the European Commission, Parliament, and Council to ensure the ESPR greens the supply of intermediate products. It is crucial to reduce the embodied impacts of intermediates to help make sustainable products the norm.
Work to target European legislation, as well as European and international standards, on specific policy areas targeting the accelerated adoption of mass timber in construction
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